7:41 AM,
Jan. 24, 2013

Architect Rolando Gutierrez and interior designer Mindy Hester talk about some of the special features in the updated Northwood Centre. Tallahassee's first enclosed shopping mall, Northwood Centre found it had to adapt to changing market conditions and make a transition from strictly retail to office in its tenant mix. The facility has been customizing office space for tenants, which has made the work environments more efficient.

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Lauren Faison, CEO of the Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend Region, was looking for a work environment more in line with the nonprofit's mission and its work flow. She didn't expect the result to be a model for agencies around Florida.

Nonetheless, her counterparts in Jacksonville, Miami and Central Florida are among those who have come to see the ELC's offices at the Northwood Centre. Not only did the coalition attain its design goals, the nonprofit has saved money and helped its staff become ...